Q Writers Roundtable

Q Writers Roundtable is an intentional space for adult LGBTQ2IA+ writers of all experience levels to share their work, get feedback, participate in writing exercises, and discuss how queerness informs our writing and our lives. Each week we will come together as a supportive community to cheer each other on through our respective writing journeys, learn from our diverse perspectives, and connect over shared experiences as queer writers. Writers of all genres and styles are welcome, from short stories and plays to poetry, essays, comic books, and everything in between.

Free to attend, but you must register for your first workshop in order to be put on the mailing list. All workshops are 18+ events. You do not need to RSVP for individual sessions once you have completed your registration.

This workshop will take place at 6:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Monday evenings of the month at the C.C. Mellor Library in Edgewood, PA.

Please note: Each session, we discuss submitted pieces from workshop participants. In order to receive the pieces we will be discussing, please make sure you've registered for the workshop by the Wednesday prior to the session you're attending.

About the facilitators:

Amanda K. Hempel Monroe (she/her) earned her BA in English from Washington College and MFA in Poetry from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her work has been featured in Arsenic Lobster, Bluestem Magazine, Tulane Review, and others. She can be found walking trails with her dogs, cooking as an expression of love, or rewatching The X Files.

Matt Henderson (he/him) is a playwright and actor active in the Pittsburgh theatre scene. His plays have been seen throughout the U.S. as well as England, Scotland, Finland, and Canada. Locally, his work has been produced by 12 Peers Theater, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, Bricolage, Cup-A-Jo Productions, Throughline Theatre Company, Riverfront Theatre Company, The New Renaissance Theatre Company, The Collective PGH, and The Pittsburgh New Works Festival. Some of his produced plays include Summer Solstice, Children of the Night (AKA Your Neighborhood Singles’ Bar), Existence and the Single Girl, Strutting and Fretting, Candy Likes Your Status, A Long Walk on the Beach, and The Most Epic Awesomest Superhero Movie Ever. His work has been published by Smith & Kraus and Original Works Publishing.